iPhone 5 production "paralyzed" at Foxconn plant in China

View full sizeWestern Michigan University students Haopeng Zhang, Xi Guo and Cherrie So, take group snap shot with Zhang new iPhone 5 before leaving the AT&T store on Drake Road in Kalamazoo. (MLive Media Group)

MOBILE, Alabama -- Reuters reports thousands of workers went on strike Friday afternoon at a Foxconn plant in China that makes Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5. The strike has reportedly paralyzed production of the smartphone.

China Labor Watch says it was reported that Apple raised quality demands on workers, and based on such strict demands workers were unable to turn out iPhones that met the standards. This pressure and a combination of other factors led to the strike.

China Labor Watch Executive Director Li Qiang said, "This strike is a result of the fact that these workers just have too much pressure."